There Was Fifteen Years of Peace Following the End of The Vietnam War. WE WOKE UP! Americans Refused to Participate in Bogus Wars for Corporate Profit.

Who Won the War? DOW CHEMICAL AND HUGHES AIRCRAFT. Selling Napalm, Agent Orange and Helicopters...

Think for Yourself and Question Authority

eBook: AMERICA'S BOGUS WARS [Since 1945, The Pentagon Has Never Defended The Country, Not Even Once] by Gregory Vanderlaan

Chapter Zero. Ever since VJ Day (Victory in Japan), All of Our Wars have been Marketing Tools to Sell Weapons for the Military Industrial Complex. One time there was a Need to Defend the Country and The Military Failed Completely. Civilians took down the Airplane in Pennsylvania on 9/11/2001. Frankly Speaking, Can't We Buy Total Failure at a Lower Price?

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A Brief History of the Vietnam War. 58,000 American Soldiers Died for Nothing... Something They Don't Teach in School... "Too Controversial"

During the 1950s Americans went into a Panic about Communists taking over the world. We built thousands of Nuclear Missiles and fallout shelters. The US Congress had witch hunts (Joe McCarthy-HUAC) to expose "Commies" who worked in The Hollywood Movie business and blacklisted folksingers that were leading our young people astray with Labor Union Organizing songs. During the height of this hysteria Vice President Richard Nixon went on Television and explained "the Domino Principle"while pointing to a map of Asia. His theory was that one by one those countries over there would turn Commie and soon they would take over Mexico and threaten the American Way of Life. Soon, President Eisenhower and Kennedy sent advisors to help the South Vietnamese soldiers fight the North Vietnamese soldiers. Then President Johnson sent even More American Soldiers to fight the Viet Cong. Then President Nixon continued the War for another 5 years before eventually he decided to allow the South Vietnamese to fight their own war and we left. Quickly the South lost and thousands of Boat People fled South Vietnam because they thought they would be killed. As it turned out, The Domino Principle was false. Communism did not take over the world. The entire war was a waste of lives and money.

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2017/11/a-brief-history-of-vietnam-war-58000.html

Photographs from an Anti Iraq War Protest March in Eureka, California. We had MANY protest Marches and History Has Proved Bush was Totally Wrong. Dumb as a Rock!

Impeach Sign and Political Theater Actors posing as a Widow with a Baby Buggy and a Gitmo Prisoner... at a Peace March in Eureka, CA... The Iraq War was an IDIOT Action by G W Bush (the son) and his evil henchmen Cheney and Dumbsfeld...

Why Fly All The Way To Europe or Hawaii For Your Vacation? We've Got It All Right Here in California... NOW WITH LEGAL WEED!

Sure, They Have Amsterdam, Rome, Liverpool and Copenhagen but We Have San Francisco, Arcata, Chico and LA... Sure, They Have The Banzai Pipeline and Waimea Bay in Hawaii... But We Have Maverick's, Blacks Beach and All those Surfing Spots in SoCal that the Beach Boys Sang About... 

If You Visit Humboldt County you can see the Tallest Trees in the Entire World, The Redwoods... and Smoke The Finest Marijuana... The Kind Bud is Legal for All Adults. 

But If You Can't Come Here in Person... Try These Links... 

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My Experience Using the Ram Dass Artificial Intelligence Program - IT WAS WORTHY! They Had the AI Machine Read All of His Books and Transcripts of Lectures in Order to Learn What He Thought...

https://ramdass.ai/

For Example: I Asked...
What should I do with my Life?

Answer: Ah, the question of what to do with one's life. It's a question that has been asked by many, and the answer is as unique as each individual who asks it.

You see, life is not a series of tasks to be completed, but rather a journey to be experienced. It's not about reaching a destination, but about the journey itself. It's about the process of becoming, of growing, of evolving.

Imagine that you have died and your life is about to be reviewed. What would you want to see? What would you want to have accomplished? What would you want to have experienced? This is your chance to do what others have failed to do. Look at the unloved one, the miserable one. This is your chance to do an act of love toward one who has had no love. This is your chance to do justice where intentional or unintentional injustice has been committed. This is your chance to give warmth and courage to one who feels only coldness, loneliness and death.

Now gently come back to your living body. With this feeling of respect and love, come back to your living body, and let this feeling remain with you, inside of you. Let it spread to each nerve, to each muscle, along every vein and artery. Let this feeling of respect and love spread inside you, throughout your entire organism, and then let it spread out into the world.

So, what should you do with your life? You should live it. You should experience it. You should love it. You should respect it. You should honor it. And most importantly, you should be true to yourself.

In the words of the Indian greeting, Namasta, "I honor the light within you." So, honor the light within yourself, and let it guide you on your journey through life.


SO... I Guess there was Some Wisdom in the Answer... But Will I go Back and ask more Questions? Not Today... but Maybe Later!


Who WAS Ram Dass? In the Sixties, He was a Psychedelics Researcher and Promoter at Harvard with Dr. Timothy Leary. (LSD, Magic Mushrooms and Peyote) Then He went to India Looking for Enlightenment and Met a Guru. Changed His Name and Published a Great Book... "Remember: Be Here Now" - It Has His Autobiography and then Many ART Drawings Explaining Eastern Religion. Real Name: Dr. Richard Alpert... Read More at:
https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2021/05/ram-dass-was-psychedelics-researcher.html

A clown, a guru, and a doctor walk into a cabin. The clown says, “What I have in mind is eye care for 400,000.” The guru says “See here now.” The doctor says, “Brilliant. We can do that.” What actually transpired in 1978 was the start of Seva led by Dr. Brilliant with an eclectic group including Ram Dass, Wavy Gravy, Dr. "V", and Dr. Nicole Grasset. What came next was the landmark Nepal Blindness Survey using an Apple 2+ computer donated by Steve Jobs and a helicopter funded by a Grateful Dead concert. The story of Seva’s beginning is colorful and quirky, but the results are miraculous. Science, art, and spirituality are a potent blend that can transform lives! Witness for yourself the promise of ending avoidable blindness in Nepal and around the world.

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I Had a Dream: We were walking towards the Entrance of the Los Gatos Library and there was a Thin Old Man dressed in a Small Bathing Suit ahead of Us. He pulled on the entrance to the Children's room and It was Locked... Disappointed, he turned around and I asked: "Are You Looking for the Man Who Works There?" He Said: "NO" and I Motioned towards the Main Entrance. We all Entered. He seemed lost so I asked: "Do you Need Help?" as I would ask any Lost Old Man... He Said: "NO" and then I asked again: "Can I Help You?" He said: "No. I'm Fine." and then we went on Our Own Ways. By That time it was Obvious to Me That he was Ram Dass and That it was a Rather "Heavy" encounter to Ask Ram Dass If I Could Help Him... a Meaningful Event... and I was Shaking... So we went downstairs and I went searching for a Book that I Has Started reading before (about Philosophy) - and on the same shelf was a large picture book of the Grateful Dead's Fare Ye Well Tour with four CDs (that were missing) and My friend asked me why I would want to check out that book and I said: "Too Look for Pictures of Myself." and then I woke up and Typed this Document... It's Best to Type it Up before I forget it... For Certain, I would have tried to help any Lost Old Man but It seems Important that I Offered Ram Dass Help in my dream. That's One Of His Main Teachings...

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Gimme an 'F'- and the Crowd Shouts 'F' - Gimme a 'U' - and they Shout 'U' - Gimme an 'N' - and they Shout 'N' --- What's That Spell? 'FUN' - What's That Spell? 'FUN' - What's That Spell? 'FUN' - Quotation of Wavy Gravy at the Ram Dass Funeral...

Of Course, To Understand This Chant It Would Be Handy To Know Who Ram Dass Was and To Have Seen the Country Joe and the Fish Performance of Fixing to Die Rag at Woodstock...








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What Orwell feared were those who would ban books. What Huxley feared was that there would be no reason to ban a book, for there would be no one who wanted to read one. Orwell feared those who would deprive us of information. Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egoism. Orwell feared that the truth would be concealed from us. Huxley feared the truth would be drowned in a sea of irrelevance. Orwell feared we would become a captive culture. Huxley feared we would become a trivial culture, preoccupied with some equivalent of the feelies, the orgy porgy, and the centrifugal bumblepuppy.
As Huxley remarked in Brave New World Revisited, the civil libertarians and rationalists who are ever on the alert to oppose tyranny "failed to take into account man's almost infinite appetite for distractions."
"In 1984", Huxley added, "people are controlled by inflicting pain. In Brave New World, they are controlled by inflicting pleasure."
In short, Orwell feared that what we hate will ruin us. Huxley feared that what we love will ruin us. ~Neil Postman

Best Images by gvan42 - Original Psychedelic Art by Gregory Vanderlaan and Northern California Travel Photos!

 

Text Art Smiley: 

The Grateful Dead "Steal Your Face" Logo. 

Javascript Pattern by gvan42

Pink Floyd Tribute Art - 

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun - 

a Spectacular Laserium Show Song 

Rainbow Gathering in California - Main Circle

Link to More Pictures and Stories:

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2019/10/my-journey-to-rainbow-gathering-in.html 

What IS the Rainbow Gathering? 

To me, it is Woodstock with amateur musicians and I’m in the band…

Thousands of people go backpacking for a couple of weeks… Every year during the end of June and the beginning of July… The location is different every year but it is always in a National Forest… It’s an intentional temporary village…

This is a description about my trip to The Rainbow Gathering in California 2004… 

I wrote this to help me remember…

Thousands of People chant OM. This photo was snapped just before I decided it was time to put away the camera and experience the event… Yes, it’s important to remember to LIVE LIFE instead of DOCUMENTING LIFE.

Ship Traveling thru Time and Space... a WINPLOT drawing - gvan42.blogspot.com

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Rainbow Squiral (a spiral made of squares) - geometric art by gvan42

Moonrise over the Misty Mountains - Surrealistic Art by gvan42

Virtual Journey: Eureka, Arcata, Trinidad - 

Visit Northern California's Coast. 

We Have Our Own Little World Here Behind The Redwood Curtain!

https://gvan42.blogspot.com/2022/05/eureka-arcata-trinidad.html

Bucky Waters playing at the Humboldt Folklife Festival in Blue Lake, CA - on Highway 299 Between Arcata and Redding.

Trinidad Pier. Photo taken from Inside the Restaurant. Note the Reflection.

Impossible Objects Floating in Space and dozens of other trippy images by Greg Vanderlaan aka gvan42 - FEEL FREE TO PIRATE ANY IMAGE 

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More of My Best Art - Trippy Potatoshop Images - Like Wow, Man.... It's Cosmic - Feel Free to Copy and Paste into Your Own Blog, webpage or social media post!

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Tropical Fish in a Fantasy Reef

Ghost over the Misty Mountains

and then on FaceBorg: SE Said:

It really makes me feel bad the way people are ripping on Madonna because of her plastic surgery. Yes, it's sad when a celebrity's plastic surgery goes horribly wrong...but the truly sad part is that female celebrities feel pressure to get plastic surgery in the first place. There is such a huge double standard in our society. Male celebrities are allowed to show their age as they get older. People talk about aging male celebrities like a "fine wine": they get better with age. But for some reason, female celebrities are not allowed to age naturally. Female celebrities are expected to go to great lengths to hide the fact that they're getting older. If you think the comments about Madonna's plastic surgery have been harsh, imagine the comments if she DIDN'T get plastic surgery. "She didn't age well." "She's past her prime." "I can't believe she would go out in public looking like that." I've heard comments like this about other aging female celebrities, and it always makes me feel so bad that women are held to a different standard then men. Why are we so hard on women, but we cut men so much slack? The same is true of weight. If a male celebrity puts on weight, it's considered "cute." But if a FEMALE celebrity puts on weight, she's lazy, disgusting, out-of-control. The double standard makes me sick.

Yes, Madonna's plastic surgery looks awful. She either had a bad surgeon, or she went to the extreme with it, but either way it looks awful. So why are people making fun of her instead of feeling bad for her that she felt the need to do this to herself in order to stay relevant in a world where women are not allowed to age? What other choice did she have? I'm proud of her for being willing to show her face at the Grammys. I'm proud of her for not hiding from the public eye like other female celebrities have done after having bad plastic surgery. Remember Meg Ryan, America's sweetheart? She hardly ever shows her face in public anymore because she would rather avoid the ridicule. Bravo to Madonna for not caring what other people think.

We have a long way to go before women stop feeling pressured to go to unnatural lengths to look like fake Barbie dolls. I probably won't see that happen in my lifetime, unfortunately. Society has declared a certain thing is considered "beautiful" and that all women must strive for that thing...and if you don't achieve that unnatural standard of beauty, you're just an irrelevant waste of space. Even something as normal and natural as the fact that she is 64 years old doesn't stand in society's way of demanding that she live up to the same standard of beauty as a 30-year-old. I do think we will get there eventually, but it's not going to happen quickly.

In a similar way, it pisses me off when I hear people criticize Lizzo for being overweight. Like God forbid a female pop star look like anything other than a skinny, fake Barbie doll. Any man who criticizes Lizzo better be an Adonis himself, otherwise he's nothing but a hypocrite. And I'm tired of the hypocrisy. If women have to be unnatural and fake in order to be respected in show biz, the same should apply to men. But why can't people just listen to the music and respect the talent of a female artist without focusing so much energy on what she looks like? I personally hope that Lizzo sets a trend, and that we start seeing more female artists who are willing to stand up against society's ridiculous standards of beauty. Lizzo has shown that it is possible to be recognized for your talent alone, and that's the way it should be.

As for Madonna, if you really want to make fun of her plastic surgery, knock yourself out. That's what social media is for. But I hope that at least a few people will realize that Madonna did this because society tells her that she can't just age like a normal person. Madonna did this because it's the only way she felt that she could stay relevant at 64 years old, and that's sad. Don't laugh at her. Instead, channel that energy into making changes to our hypocritical society and our unrealistic standards of beauty for WOMEN ONLY. Women shouldn't have to undergo dangerous surgery to try to hide the natural aging process. It's time to put a stop to the hypocrisy.

and I replied: GEE, I did not know that Madonna Had Plastic Surgery.

I don't pay much attention to POP Singers...

One thing is for certain... Now that I Know, I just don't care...

Pink Clouds in Orangevale near Sacramento, CA

and then SG Said:

Proud of the work that progressive democrats have done in their freshman years! What I saw yesterday from the other side embarrassed me because when all is said and done, at a global level, both the left and the right make the government that represents me

These people are not just conservatives, not even just extreme right republicans, they are flat out imposters…. Unqualified people who are there to fix the formula without understanding even basic arithmetics. Speaker McArthy looked like a bobble head in a car that is swaying while unable to decide what lane to veer towards; but I did appreciate the standing up and clapping and the respect he gave the proceeding…. Far less respect than it deserves, but far more than what the trump squad wanted to get to…

Republicans need to fumigate fast or this termite infestation could someday succeed to bring this house down.

And we all know that is what they want… Trump was never a Republican… he wants a government that is not based in democracy… one where the power of the vote is nothing compared to the power of the oligarchs… You may think you have that now, but wait until that becomes official and you will find out just how much worse things can get…

Javascript Pattern

Color Table Design

and SOG Said:

Corporate stooges go all the way back to the 1870s!

"Americans had long believed their country was a classless society. But by the end of the 19th Century, that myth had been shattered. In the Gilded Age, a super-rich elite emerged. They spent lavishly on houses, parties, and luxuries, while also investing in education and philanthropy. In this chapter, we’ll discuss this new upper-class, as well as how wealth in the United States became so imbalanced. We’ll explore topics like homesteading, Reconstruction, immigration, political corruption, corporate consolidation, and more."

Medicare for All Costs Less, Works Better... Just Look at Canada... They Pay Less and Live Longer...

An Alien Waving at You... gvan42

Black and White Squiral...